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Blog posts tagged with Form 990

Over time, the IRS will phase in a mandatory digital filing requirement for all Forms 990, and the intent is to release them all as open data. In other words, that which is born digital will be opened up to the public. The big takeaway is to know your 990-PF (or 990 for community foundations) because it may soon become one of your foundation's key communications vehicles.

More and more donors are looking at a charity's Form 990 (or as we call them, "990s") before they decide to give. How can nonprofits prepare their 990s to best engage the attention and heart of their readers while explaining their mission, work, and results in concise and compelling ways?

Any type of work, from home repair to prospect research, is easier when you use the right tools and methods. In most cases, you can confirm a foundation’s status, or at least make an educated guess about it, in roughly 5-10 minutes, using free websites.